Soon after the Love Shuttle party finished without incident at midnight Friday, a DJ was allegedly put up against a wall and hit by police.
Wu Pei-hao, aka DJ Vertigo, was allegedly held by police and then forearmed in the neck during a search of his hotel room.
Police in Kenting confirmed that a formal complaint of an assault by police had been made. They also confirmed police had conducted a search of a motel room, but said the search had been legal as there was suspicion of drug possession. They denied there was any violence, and said there was no evidence of this.
Wu said three friends witnessed the attack. "I went to my room to put away my records when about 15 police officers showed up. They just treated me in like a gangster style, they just pushed me around," he said.
"Then two guys put me up against the wall, and as they held me, one hit me with his arm. It hurt. They held my friend too. They checked all my things and even the garden. They didn't find anything, so they went away."
Love Shuttle promoter Alan Hsia said the attack happened when police had called him down to the lobby of the motel and warned him against running another party.
"They bum rushed his [Wu's] room when they were talking to me They were very threatening. We started to take pictures of the cops. They said it was not permitted," Hsia said.
When asked about the alleged assault, a Kenting police officer surnamed Hsu said: "This case has been dealt with." He denied any assault by police officers.
He also said the Love Shuttle party was illegal, as it had no permit and this was why the promoter and DJ were warned not to go ahead with another event.
Hsia said there had been an agreement for the event to go ahead.
Yesterday morning Hengchun police reported 30 arrests the previous night for drug possession, including cannabis, ketamine, MDMA and "date-rape drugs" similar to rohypnol.
At the Hengchun police station, two cardboard boxes containing over 60 urine sample jars, with a thumbprint and details on each could be seen. One foreign national who was being detained in a room was told he had to submit to a urine test. While he was waiting for a translator he said, "Isn't this against human rights?"
Police at the station said the 30 cases were being processed quickly, as the law stipulated they could not hold the suspects longer than 16 hours.
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